The Serbian destruction of 32,213 Albanian books in the libraries of Ferizaj

The Serbian destruction of 32,213 Albanian books in the libraries of Ferizaj

Before the Serbian aggessions of 1990-1999, the municipality of Ferizaj had 7 public libraries with 60,565 books. The main library had 30,913 books, while the branches in Gaçka, Komogllavë, Talinoc të Muhaxherëve, Nerodime, Babush and Shtërpcë had 29,525 books, but after the war the libraries and book collections, including buildings and inventory, were destroyed. As a result, this municipality now has only 5 libraries with a total of 26,352 books. The two libraries in Nerodime and Babush and 34,213 books were destroyed.

Source

https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/assets/faife/korepalb.pdf

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